KUALA TERENGGANU: A woman from Negri Sembilan who photographed a “floating mat” at a mosque here is being sought by the state religious department to provide more information on the unusual occurrence.
State religious and information deputy committee chairman Muhammad Ramli Nuh said the department was also keen to contact others who had witnessed the incident. “This is an interesting development and we want to get more facts and evidence from eye-witnesses,” he said yesterday.
He said the woman, who happened to visit Crystal Mosque, could provide crucial information as she was the first to capture the phenomenon.
“We want to authenticate whether she took the photograph or obtained it from a third party.”
Muhammad Ramli said the unexplained event could be a divine sign, thus more details were required to enable the state religious department to do the necessary.
“If it actually happened, it could bring about a positive development for Crystal Mosque. Visitors would start making a beeline to the site if the facts and the photograph could be authenticated by a religious body,” he said.
On Tuesday, The Star reported about the appearance of a “floating mat” which prompted the Terengganu chief imam Ustaz Azizi Saidi Abdul Aziz to say that it was a sign for Muslims not to neglect their prayers. Apparently, such happenings had been seen in Saudi Arabia.
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